The Los Angeles Dodgers have won each of the last two World Series titles.
And they want to get better.
That's the premise laid out in a new article on ESPN by Alden Gonzalez. One of the areas he digs into is the Dodgers' offense and whether they need another bat in free agency.
The chances of L.A. Landing top free agent Kyle Tucker don't sound great.
"The Dodgers aren't expected to be one of the more aggressive suitors for Tucker, sources have indicated, but they'll remain on the periphery if his market collapses and a short-term, high-dollar deal becomes appealing to his representatives at Excel," Gonzalez writes.
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Getting back together with old flame Bellinger? That has more juice to it.
"They've also expressed interest in a reunion with Bellinger, according to sources, though it remains to be seen whether they'd be motivated enough to win a potential bidding war with the Yankees," Gonzalez writes. "ESPN's Kiley McDaniel projects an 11-year, $418 million contract for Tucker, who turns 29 in January, and a much more modest six-year, $165 million contract for Bellinger, who will be 31 in July."
Bellinger would likely come to the Dodgers as an outfielder.
"The Dodgers are a far better defensive team if they can slide Andy Pages to right and shift Teoscar Hernández to left," Gonzalez writes. "Doing so would require an everyday center fielder, and perhaps it would be unfair to ask Tommy Edman to take that on in the wake of offseason ankle surgery. Bellinger -- a fourth-round pick by the Dodgers in 2013, a Rookie of the Year in 2017, an MVP in 2019 and a champion in 2020 before being non-tendered only two years later -- would fit the bill, and perhaps even slide to first base after Freddie Freeman's contract expires."
Sounds like a plan, doesn't it?
Bellinger revitalized his career with a steady 2024 season with the Cubs and a great 2025 season with the Yankees.
He had fallen off some in his closing days with the Dodgers after his early-career MVP.
Maybe the Dodgers can benefit from Bellinger now, years after the fact. He's out there to be signed if they want to go for it.
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